Thanks Peggy, Thais is one of mine and I did not know Mary Ellen Steen had but one child,,, this adds a few more....You always come up with some good obits that helps me a lot,,, thanks again Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> To: <PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 12:05 PM Subject: [PTREE] Downs obit. > > > > Jan. 22, 1953 > The Star Herald > Kosciusko, Ms. > > Samuel Downs, Former Attalan dies at Drew > > Samuel Davis Downs, former resident of Kosciusko, died at his home in Drew > after an illness of several years. He was 84. > > He was born in Attala, the son of the late Jim & Mary Steen Downs. He was > a member of the Methodist church. > > Funeral services were held at Aponaug Methodist church, with Rev. Mac. A. > Robinson of Drew, officiating. Burial was in the city cemetery under the > direction of Jordan Funeral Home. > > Pallbearers were W.T. Jenkins, Earl M. Jenkins, O.B. Fulger, J.F. Bishop, > J.J. Loller, J.H. Hudson. > > Besides his wife, Mrs. Bertha Munn Downs of Drew, he leaves 3 daughters, > Ella Beach, Skene; Iris Riddell & Bertha Hanna, Drew; 1 son, Ira Downs, > Drew; 1 sister, Lou Counts, Greenwood; 2 brothers, Bill Downs, Batesville, > Bob Downs, Sunflower. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Who were Mary Ellen Steen's parents? joan ________________________________ From: Ed Brown <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 2:02:26 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Downs obit. Thanks Peggy, Thais is one of mine and I did not know Mary Ellen Steen had but one child,,, this adds a few more....You always come up with some good obits that helps me a lot,,, thanks again Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> To: <PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 12:05 PM Subject: [PTREE] Downs obit. > > > > Jan. 22, 1953 > The Star Herald > Kosciusko, Ms. > > Samuel Downs, Former Attalan dies at Drew > > Samuel Davis Downs, former resident of Kosciusko, died at his home in Drew > after an illness of several years.  He was 84. > > He was born in Attala, the son of the late Jim & Mary Steen Downs.  He was > a member of the Methodist church. > > Funeral services were held at Aponaug Methodist church, with Rev. Mac. A. > Robinson of Drew, officiating.  Burial was in the city cemetery under the > direction of Jordan Funeral Home. > > Pallbearers were W.T. Jenkins, Earl M. Jenkins, O.B. Fulger, J.F. Bishop, > J.J.  Loller, J.H. Hudson. > > Besides his wife, Mrs. Bertha Munn Downs of Drew, he leaves 3 daughters, > Ella  Beach, Skene; Iris Riddell & Bertha Hanna, Drew; 1 son, Ira Downs, > Drew; 1 sister, Lou Counts, Greenwood; 2 brothers, Bill Downs, Batesville, > Bob Downs, Sunflower. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Kathy Hall --- On Fri, 3/6/09, Joan Brown <rdhn1@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Joan Brown <rdhn1@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [PTREE] Downs obit. To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 8:19 PM Who were Mary Ellen Steen's parents? joan ________________________________ From: Ed Brown <ebrown7137@bellsouth.net> To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 2:02:26 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Downs obit. Thanks Peggy, Thais is one of mine and I did not know Mary Ellen Steen had but one child,,, this adds a few more....You always come up with some good obits that helps me a lot,,, thanks again Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggy palmertree" <psmpalmertree@bellsouth.net> To: <PALMERTREE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 12:05 PM Subject: [PTREE] Downs obit. > > > > Jan. 22, 1953 > The Star Herald > Kosciusko, Ms. > > Samuel Downs, Former Attalan dies at Drew > > Samuel Davis Downs, former resident of Kosciusko, died at his home in Drew > after an illness of several years.  He was 84. > > He was born in Attala, the son of the late Jim & Mary Steen Downs.  He was > a member of the Methodist church. > > Funeral services were held at Aponaug Methodist church, with Rev. Mac. A. > Robinson of Drew, officiating.  Burial was in the city cemetery under the > direction of Jordan Funeral Home. > > Pallbearers were W.T. Jenkins, Earl M. Jenkins, O.B. Fulger, J.F. Bishop, > J.J.  Loller, J.H. Hudson. > > Besides his wife, Mrs. Bertha Munn Downs of Drew, he leaves 3 daughters, > Ella  Beach, Skene; Iris Riddell & Bertha Hanna, Drew; 1 son, Ira Downs, > Drew; 1 sister, Lou Counts, Greenwood; 2 brothers, Bill Downs, Batesville, > Bob Downs, Sunflower. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message